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Graduated Compression Stockings in the Prevention of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism
Archives of Internal Medicine, 1994Background: The effectiveness of graduated compression stockings in prophylaxis of postoperative venous thromboembolism is unclear to many physicians. Surveys show there is considerable variability in their use and their perceived effectiveness. We undertook to establish, by a systematic overview of the literature, the effectiveness of graduated ...
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Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology, 2008
Graduated compression stockings (GCS) are widely used to prevent perioperative venous thromboembolism. However, actual compression pressures of GCS on patients' legs have rarely been reported.Four different types of GCS were evaluated. Compression pressures of GCS were measured hydrostatically by using a small balloon filled with water at the ankle ...
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Graduated compression stockings (GCS) are widely used to prevent perioperative venous thromboembolism. However, actual compression pressures of GCS on patients' legs have rarely been reported.Four different types of GCS were evaluated. Compression pressures of GCS were measured hydrostatically by using a small balloon filled with water at the ankle ...
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Graduated compression stockings: updating practice, improving compliance.
Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 2002Graduated compression stockings (GCS) have long been used to prevent deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized patients. The validation of published research findings regarding the use of GCS, and the implementation of practice changes pertinent to medical-surgical nursing are examined.
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The practising midwife, 2013Hypercoagulability is a well documented feature of pregnancy and contributes to the increased incidences of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pregnancy. Thromboembolism remains a leading cause of maternal death in the UK, though it's predicted that up to two thirds of these deaths could be prevented if appropriate thrombophylaxsis is adopted.
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Unraveling the mystery of graduated compression stockings
OR Nurse, 2010Elizabeth H. Winslow, Debra L. Brosz
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DVT in acute stroke--the use of graduated compression stockings.
Australian family physician, 2011Graduated compression stockings (GCS) are routinely prescribed for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis in acute stroke patients. In the light of recent data from the CLOTS trial 1, this practice needs to be reviewed.This article presents an evidence based review of the literature regarding the use of GCS for DVT prevention in acute stroke patients ...
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